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Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:54:25 PM PDT

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  •  Is that (none / 0)

    a union lable?

    Emancipate yourself from Mental Slavery, No one but ourselves can free our Minds.

    by TustonDAZ on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:51:38 PM PDT

  •  Whodunit? (none / 1)

    I wish I knew which company printed this label. I'd bake them some cookies and send them free lawn signs.

    by Drina on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:54:27 PM PDT

  •  Wow (none / 0)

    Americans still make clothing, who knew?

    Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. Jean-Paul Sartre

    by Stevo on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:56:02 PM PDT

    •  Yes! (none / 0)

      Just do a search for 'American Made' and 'Union Made' whenever you want to buy clothes, especially the more expensive stuff that you don't have to buy very often.

      For instance, I'm wearing a pair of 'Diamond Cut Jeans' right now.  Some of the stuff is made in Mexico, but I found out you could specify that you wanted union & American made.  The jeans are very comfy.

      My Tom Binn bag rocks, too.  It's 100x more comfortable than my Land's End bag.  And I'm a grad student: have to carry books everywhere, so it's getting serious usage.

      Qui faciant leges ubi sola pecunia regnat? -- Petronius

      by Karl the Idiot on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:58:51 PM PDT

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  •  I want one (none / 1)

    whatever it is.

    Hype or Reality: the Senate records of Obama and Clinton

    by Grassroots Mom on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:56:05 PM PDT

    •  pretty funny, but sad, too (none / 0)

      I just e-mailed this to my daughter who lives in Paris.  She just got married, and I met her French in-laws for the first time this summer when my husband and I went to Brittany for a wedding celebration.  We made it clear that we can't be held responsible for Bush being our President.  Everyone there was hoping so much for a Kerry victory, and proudly spoke of his cousin who is mayor of a city near where they live. They also knew that this fact couldn't be spoken about very openly, for fear that it would hurt Kerry's chances.    

      by nominy on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:11:08 PM PDT

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    •  It was in a laptop case (none / 0)

      I saw this article serveral months ago on Boing Boing, where it was a Canadian user who had noticed it in his new laptop bag. Unfortunately, I can't remember if the name of the manufacturer/model was released (probably not, due to concerns of retribution).

      This post is best understood if you look at the fnords first.

      by Saint Fnordius on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 11:12:05 PM PDT

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  •  Best. Laugh. Ever. (n/t) (none / 0)

    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle

    by Susan1138 on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:57:27 PM PDT

  •  Been out for months (none / 0)

    This label, and the info in it, has been out for months.

    Chill.

    And enjoy!

    (Missouri 2nd Congressional District)

    The Universe is a big place ... perhaps the biggest. -Kilgore Trout

    by fugitive on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:57:40 PM PDT

  •  Buy one here. (none / 0)

    http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/CTGY/CARELABEL

    by DJ Adequate on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:58:13 PM PDT

  •  Here ya go, kids, order away! (none / 0)

    http://www.tombihn.com/

    It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

    by TheOtherWashington on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 04:59:50 PM PDT

  •  Fricken Hilarious (none / 0)

    That just makes my day.  Why the hell is it not a big story that only 27% of our tax dollars going to Iraq is being used for its intended purpose of rebuilding.  The administration is basically fucking throwing our money and the lives of our soldiers away.

    by proudtobadem on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:00:39 PM PDT

  •  Well... (none / 0)


    at least they are honest.

    On another note - I am re-watching the VP debates.  The Kerry campaign needs a ad that shows Edwards hammering Cheney on his voting record and Cheney responding with "I think the record speaks for himself".

    Democrats Protect America. Republicans Forget Americans.

    by pdx bertrand on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:01:51 PM PDT

  •  Thanks for the chuckle (none / 0)

    but... this isn't exactly new. It has been making the rounds for a while.

    Snopes says the company itself claims the message was just intended to poke fun at its own company president; customers in France tended to assume it was about Chirac. But most people have figured it means Bush.

    Folly is fractal: the closer you look at it, the more of it there is.

    by Canadian Reader on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:02:45 PM PDT

  •  asdf (none / 0)

    I have that t-shirt.  Those friends and family who, like me and the future president, are gasp unamerican enough to read or at least have some grasp of French, crack up when they first see it.

    We went to see the fall of Rome - I thought it would please us To watch how the mighty go in a blaze of hubris

    by Aurostion on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:03:04 PM PDT

    •  T-shirt? (none / 0)

      I was wondering what kind of garment this was; it looks like a real pain in the neck to keep clean. What's it made of and why is it so fragile?

      I thought being able to throw t-shirts into the washer and dryer with little thought or worry was one of their selling points. But I've never understood designer blue jeans either.

      by Draco on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:59:49 PM PDT

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      •  They actually (none / 0)

        made a t-shirt with the logo on the front. I bought two. The profits from the shirt went to a home for disabled war veterans, which royally pissed the freepers off, because a boycott turned them into veteran-hating scumbags instead of just regular scumbags.

        I want to die like my grandfather, peacefully in my sleep, not screaming in terror like his passengers.

        by incertus on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 06:27:19 PM PDT

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      •  Backpacks, duffels, etc. (none / 0)

        That's what the tag is for. The T-shirts were made with the message on the front of the shirt, with profit from the T-shirts going to a good cause (I forget what it is -- bought my bag several months ago). I bought the cafe bag and use it as a purse. Tough as nails, and good looking, too.

        by Emily on Fri Oct 08, 2004 at 12:31:49 AM PDT

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    •  too late to buy one (none / 0)

      I just followed the link, and thought I might buy a t-shirt, but it occurred to me that by the time I'd get it, our President would be President Kerry, and then I wouldn't want to wear such a shirt.  Seems like this has been around a while.  Too bad I didn't know about it sooner.  

      by nominy on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 06:29:00 PM PDT

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  •  Denver? (none / 0)

    Is this an open thread? I guess it is...

    If you live in the Denver area please drop me an email. thnx.

    by JoelK in AZ on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:03:13 PM PDT

  •  Now that's some inpired grassroots... (none / 0)

    ...back-door diplomacy!   Nicely done.  I'm still laughin'!!

    "They should be impeached, if for nothing else than a civics lesson..." RFK Jr.

    by jexter on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:03:34 PM PDT

  •  "We did not vote for him" (none / 0)

    At least we have been able to take some refuge in the knowledge that Gore Got More and that The Supreme Court was responsible for Bush's ascension to power.

    But this time, if Bush is actually elected, we will have nowhere to hide vis a vis the world community.  No more will we be able to claim that Bush is the Accidental President and that he is really not representative of our country's values.  We will own him, fair and square.

    That's exactly what I'm scared of.

    It's the Supreme Court, Stupid!

    by Radiowalla on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:04:00 PM PDT

  •  Proof! (none / 1)

    ... of the vast French-wing conspiracy.

    LOL  F'in' brilliant.

    When I was in Europe last summer, I often wished I had a sign strapped to my forehead that said two things:

    1.  I am Canadian (this just for the sake of accuracy);

    2.  Don't conflate Americans with the Bush administration.

    Of course, if you guys return him to office, it'll be more difficult to make the case.  But Blue States, don't worry; we got your back.  :-)

    BTW, Blue States, if things go badly, you're still welcome to join British North America!  We could use a few more provinces.  :-)

    Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of nonthought. -- Milan Kundera

    by Dale on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:05:09 PM PDT

    •  Will you take DC? (none / 0)

      We have no voting representation in our Congress, even though they gladly take our federal income taxes.  Would your Parliament be willing to give us representation if we send YOU our taxes and fight in your wars instead?

      by Steve G on Fri Oct 08, 2004 at 07:02:18 AM PDT

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  •  Sorry, but... (none / 0)


    That's as old as the hills.

    C'mon, people, keep up!

    Quoth the maverick: 'Forever war.'

    by Bill in Portland Maine on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:06:52 PM PDT

  •  You are forcing me to repost this ! (4.00 / 2)

    This from my French neighbor (not a Conehead) (none / 0)

    I hope you all don't mind me sending you these
    articles, but after reading certain materials, I felt to share all of these with you.
    Politic is not my forte, but since Bush and his
    administration have been in power:
    Tax cut on wealthy people which shorten the financial budget to help the education, health care budget, etc.
    The reason going to war was to get rid of the Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction. Once The President did not get all the support, he changed his tactic and tells us all,the war is to liberate Iraquis from their leader Sadam Hussein the Tyran. There are so many other countries with Tyran, but guess what they have
    no oil! He accuses France of helping Saddam Hussein and closing its eyes on the tyranny, but America gave Saddam (who they knew was a tyran) weapons and went to war with Iraq against Iran and knew who he was as well. We keep hearing how the employment market is doing better and better, but when I look around me I hear
    and meet so, so many people that have lost their jobs in the past 3 years, and still can't get a job. I work for a phylantrope, chairman of an Hedge Fund, on board of the Nature Conservancy, on board of the Conservation for the Environment, and other Environmental associations, and I am learning how bad the environment is, and how Texas is one of the worse in air pollution. My boss happens to be Democrat, and has always been, but he receives letters and pictures
    of Bush thanking him for all his contribution through the years, now how can we believe the poll saying how many supporters Bush and his administration have. He is also wealthy, but he does not mind to pay fair taxes in comparaison to the lower classes. The rest of the world is getting more and more every day a bad image of us in America, with our goverment telling every other country what they should or should
    not do. That war in Iraq is bringing our image down, and I don't know if you feel the same but I am ashamed.
    Anyway just wanting to share some thoughts with you all. Let's looks at fact not just talk, because every thing is easy to twist around in words. My concerns are the same I hope than all of you: health care, education, jobs, pollution and the ecology, security... but not war, and sacrifices of life.

    by Sprinkles on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:08:49 PM PDT

  •  LOL (none / 0)

    That's great, thanks for the laugh!

    Welcome to Bizarro World.

    by starkness on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:23:16 PM PDT

  •  Iraq Tourism Minister Says : (none / 0)

    "Please stay home, a ticket to Iraq could be a One-way ticket."  according to Olberman...

    You think!!@!??

    Why does Iraq have a tourism minister? Who is paying for his salary security etc..?

    by mihirbhatia on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:29:36 PM PDT

  •  election humor (dark) (none / 1)

    Jeb Bush on DIEBALD Electronic Voting

    </groans>

    by SimoneDB on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:29:45 PM PDT

  •  You can forget Albania, Bulgaria and El Salvador.. (4.00 / 2)

    But Don't Forget Poland!

    (for some reason, this one had me laughing for hours at work today; I kept peeking at it and chuckling.)

    by SimoneDB on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:36:04 PM PDT

    •  Just two of my favorites from the above site: (4.00 / 2)

      VP Debate

      Bush blinking

      (first time EVER posting graphics... cool!)

      by SimoneDB on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:55:38 PM PDT

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    •  Just about wet my pants (none / 0)

      laughing at those pics. thanks for the link.

      (-7.12, -4.15)ˇNo Pasarán!

      by pilgrim99 on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 07:02:23 PM PDT

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    •  I love that site (none / 0)

      But something tells me that if I were Polish I might not.  What gives?  Why are Polack jokes still funny?  I mean . . . POLAND!  HAW HAW!

      Anyone have figures as to how much Polish support there was for the war back when the chips were down?  I know Britian is so often portrayed by the right as bein "our honorable allies", despite their being about 2/3 against the war.  Are we sitting around making fun of Poland while they've been having massive anti-war demonstrations in the streets?

      I realize that the stupidity of Bush considering Poland to be a "major world power" like the UK or Australis is sort of the joke here . . . but then Australia is hardly a major world power, either.  I realize that country looks a lot bigger than Poland but Poland has twice as many people living within its borders.  I suppose Australia's status as an English-speaking nation gives it more clout and stuff, but still I would hardly call them a "major world power", Crocodile Hunter notwithstanding.

      Hmm, now that I think about it, all we need to do is send Steve Irwin into Iraq and everything would probably work out fine.  "Crickey, these insughants ahre nasty critters, eh?  I'll just grab 'em by the neck & wrassle 'em into this heahr crocodile net . . ."

      (Sorry, I can't figure out how to transcribe Australian into English properly . . .)

      They're talkin' about nuclear war
      It's a motherfucker, don't you know
      If they push that button, your ass gotta go
      -- Sun Ra

      by Jason Bergman on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:25:22 PM PDT

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      •  Poland (none / 0)

        I don't know about statistics, but I saw an antiwar protest in Krakow Poland last September.  It consisted of a few thousand mostly college age people.  

        Poland is going through a huge economic boom as they enter the EU -- many international companies are moving manufacturing there and the people are being able to buy real merchandise for the first time.  A few years ago they were known for stealing cars from Germany.  Now they are taking the German's jobs and buying their own cars.

        I think they are very big on capitalism and US culture right now.  Many give the US credit for end of the cold war and their current economic boom.  They probably wouldn't mind a US military base too.  

        by smilodon on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 09:22:38 PM PDT

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  •  Tooooooooo funny!!!!!!!!! (none / 0)

    I love that....makes me want to buy some tote bags or something to carry my Freedom Fries around in

    OK..I can't resist...here's my favorite 'label' ( yet again )


    UNCLE SAM wants YOU to help IMPEACH BUSH

    by RumsfeldResign on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:36:08 PM PDT

  •  A bumper sticker. (none / 0)

    My brother was just on the highway in Pennsylvania and saw a bumper sticker that said "Who the hell invited Bush to PA?"

    -fink

    Al Gore didn't lose in 2000. America did.

    by fink on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:36:50 PM PDT

  •  Help (none / 0)

    What does this expression "Frist" mean? Why does it immediately get a whole bunch of zeros?

    Canada - where a pack of smokes is ten bucks and a heart transplant is free.

    by dpc on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:50:29 PM PDT

  •  I saw another shirt (none / 0)

    that said something like "I'm sorry about our president, but I didn't vote for him" in maybe 10 languages (not the label, but the shirt itself) for sale somewhere awhile ago.

    Abu Ghraib: Hell House of the Religious Right

    by sendtoscott on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 05:54:45 PM PDT

  •  Send it to Leno... (none / 0)

    that would make a funny bit on the Tonight Show!

    "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." Seneca

    by Ralfast on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 06:00:57 PM PDT

  •  Tom Bihn (none / 0)

    has been deluged for months for orders on these bags.  I placed an order for a bag with this label 2 mos. ago and it's back-ordered until November.

    Please do reward Tom Bihn for their courageous ingenuity.  They're a small operation and could certainly use the business.

     

    I prefer this brand of Socratic inquiry, actually: WTF is wrong with you?

    by lightiris on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 06:11:33 PM PDT

  •  Obsession with the French (none / 1)

    This cartoon says it all.  Republicans are obsessed with the French, and therefore extend that to Kerry.


    You're like the drummer from REO Speedwagon. Nobody knows who you are.

    by Plutonium Page on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 06:16:13 PM PDT

  •  Parallel much? (none / 0)

    Only by his own denigration can Bush generate any sort of profit for Americans.

    Always and Never are two words to always remember never to use

    by phag on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 06:24:21 PM PDT

  •  IMPEACH!!! (none / 1)

    The first debate exposed Bush for the vapid, vacant, arrogant, and ignorant idiot that he is.  The second debate showed us who the de facto leader of this country actually is, but also exposed him and his administration as the desperate liars they are.  We now have an official report exposing the awful truth about the attack on Iraq that WE have known for years.  The facts are plentiful and accessible, and the current occupant of the White House continues to deceive, continues to believe that WE are stupid enough to overlook.  Please tell me:  why is no one speaking of impeachment??? Why is lying about sexual indiscretions with an intern an impeachable act, but lying to the entire world in order to justify the invasion and destruction and occupation of a sovereign nation not?  If we can't depend on our representatives to demand an impeachment, why are WE not demanding it?  Shall we start?

    by choffman on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 07:14:26 PM PDT

  •  This is very, very old (none / 0)

    At least 1 year, maybe 2.  It has made the rounds of the Internet already...

    The MSM is propaganda.

    by mmuskratt on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:06:25 PM PDT

  •  The French grammar is wrong (none / 0)

    It should read (no accents on this keyboard):

    Nous sommes desoles que notre president est un idiot.

    You don't use the subjunctive with a positive emotion, just a negative one, eg:

    Nous ne sommes pas desoles que notre president soit un idiot.

    by mishimishi on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:29:17 PM PDT

  •  snopes (none / 0)

    a quick look at snopes.com reveals it may poke fun at the company's president. But either way, funny.

    Words Flow Endlessly

    by kevineagan on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 09:12:42 PM PDT

  •  OMG! (none / 0)

    That is TOO funny!!!!!!

    by ang6666 on Fri Oct 08, 2004 at 09:28:12 AM PDT

  •  I love it! (none / 0)

    "If you're not with us, you're against us!"  Same philosophy the Nazi's used to bully their way into power in the 30's.  This hate France thing is ridiculous.  "Freedom fries"  give me a fucking break.  Shrub thinks our allies should just follow him blindly when God instructs him to invade a country for no legitimate reason.    The Bush administration will attack anyone who disagrees with them.  There's a reason why the majority of our allies are no longer supporting us.  It's like the old saying they have in Tennessee...I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that goes, "Meet one jerk... you've met a jerk.  Meet two jerks... you've met two jerks.  Meet three jerks... you're the jerk."  

    by Slapmaxwell on Sat Oct 16, 2004 at 07:18:28 AM PDT

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